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MILTON, October 15, 2022 – It’s not often that show wagering is barred for a large field of two-year-old filly trotters. But that’s exactly how the $225,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Super Final played out tonight at Woodbine Mohawk Park. Prohibitive 1-9 favourite Righteous Resolve is Canada’s fastest two-year-old trotter of 2022, taking her 1:53.1

MILTON, October 15, 2022 – The Ontario Sires Stakes season concludes tomorrow with eight divisional Gold Super Finals worth a total of $1.8 million. Check out our notes on each of the $225,000 divisions. RACE 1: Two-year-old trotting fillies This division has been dominated by standout filly Righteous Resolve, who has won seven times from

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MILTON, October 12, 2022 – Terrific trotting two-year-olds, a tongue twister that doubles as the 2022 slogan for John Bax’s stable. Heading into the Ontario Sires Stakes Gold Super Finals at Woodbine Mohawk Park, Bax has a five-pack of freshman trotters taking aim at the winner’s share of the $225,000 purses they are competing for.

ROSENEATH, October 12, 2022 – One of the beautiful things about harness racing is it has something for everyone. Participants can chase million dollar purses, try for open stakes glory, race in the claiming ranks at their local racetrack, and a enjoy a host of possibilities in between. In Saturday’s $225,000 Ontario Sires Stakes Gold

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MILTON, October 5, 2022 – Owning a racehorse is a lot of fun. Owning a stakes winning racehorse is even more fun. Trainer John Pentland and the ownership group of Cheesy Smile definitely fall into the latter, as they’ve been enjoying the ride their star freshman pacing filly has them on this season. The daughter

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LEXINGTON, October 5, 2022 - Through two days, Ontario Sire Bettors Delight leads all stallions at the Lexington Selected Yearling Sale  with an average of $207,500 for eight yearlings sold. Hip 80 YOUBET HANOVER, a bay filly out of Youaremycandygirl is his highest seller at $550,000, the second highest price fetched across the entire sale

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LONDON, October 4, 2022 – Duly Resolved capped off his Ontario Sires Stakes season in style tonight by establishing a new trotting track record at The Raceway at the Western Fair District in one of two divisions for three-year-old colts and geldings. The son of Resolve was flawless start to finish, trotting a mile in

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MILTON, October 3, 2022 – Super Bowl winning coach Bill Parcells famously said, “you are what your record says you are,” and Righteous Resolve’s record is screaming from the rooftops that she is the top two-year-old trotting filly in the province. Freshman trotters wrapped up their Ontario Sires Stakes Gold campaign tonight at Woodbine Mohawk